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Christine Vachon (b. 1962 , Manhattan , New York City ) is an American Movie Producer known for producing challenging, Independent Film s that are nonetheless Commercially successful. Vachon came to prominence as the producer of a number of films with a Queer theme in the early 1990s , and has been called the " Godmother " of New Queer Cinema , although she herself resists the Title . In 2007, she was ranked 44th in '' Out '' Retrieved June 28, 2007. Vachon produced Director Todd Haynes ' controversial first "feature", ''Poison'' , which was awarded the Grand Jury Prize at the 1991 Sundance Film Festival . Since then, she has gone on to produce some of the most acclaimed independent, American films including; '' Far From Heaven '' (nominated for four Academy Awards ), ''Boys Don't Cry'' (Academy Award winner), '' One Hour Photo '', '' Hedwig And The Angry Inch '', '' Happiness '', '' Velvet Goldmine '', '' Safe '', '' I Shot Andy Warhol '', ''Go Fish'' , and '' Swoon ''. Vachon, along with partners Pamela Koffler and Katie Roumel , runs Killer Films , a motion-picture production house. 'Killer' celebrated its tenth anniversary in fall of 2005 and was honored with a Retrospective at the Museum Of Modern Art . In 1994, Christine was awarded the Frameline Award for Outstanding Achievement in Lesbian and Gay Media and in 1996 was honored with the prestigious Muse Award for Outstanding Vision and Achievement by New York Women in Film and Television. She received the IFP’s 1999 Gotham Award for producing. For her work on FAR FROM HEAVEN, she was honored by the New York Film Critics Circle, and received the producer of the year award from the National Board of Review. Christine and Killer's films have received special tributes from the SXSW, Provincetown, and Deauville Film Festivals. Vachon also co-wrote (with and Beyond'', ISBN 0-7432-5630-1, was published in September Of [[2006 . She is a Graduate of Brown University . Vachon's Father , John Vachon , was a noted Photographer for the Depression -era Farm Security Administration . SELECTED FILMS AS PRODUCER Director's name in brackets after film title.
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